Hikers rescued from area south of Big Sur

Five Fresno-area residents were rescued Sunday after they got lost in the snow in the Ventana Wilderness, the Monterey County Sheriff's Office said.

The Sheriff's Office said its search and rescue team responded to a report that the men - all about 20 - were lost in the area of Pine Ridge on the Pine Ridge trail out of China Camp on Tassajara Road. They said the men went hiking on Friday and weren't prepared for the snow conditions. The Sheriff's Office said the group ended up in the area of Cienaga Camp. Two of the men were able to call for rescue on their cell phone after they went up to the Pine Ridge area, they said.

The team, along with a California Highway Patrol helicopter, rescued the men from the area, the Sheriff's Office said.

None of the men was injured, they said.

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Hikers rescued from area south of Big Sur

Five Fresno-area residents were rescued Sunday after they got lost in the snow in the Ventana Wilderness, the Monterey County Sheriff's Office said.